Eggcorn: "undo"

Arnold M. Zwicky zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Wed Sep 6 13:34:17 UTC 2006


On Sep 6, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Charles Doyle wrote:

> I don't find this at the "Eggcorn" web site, though I have seen a
> scattering of instances in student essays for several years...

   http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/343/undo/

(with mention of the opposite substitution (giving things like "undue
the buttons") and a reference to "make due")

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